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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-10-14

Artist students viii lind at-1he
LIoN pRUr STORE a very full and
compete line OF everything they
need
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-10-14

Mrs. W'nSiow soothing syrup should 81.
ways oeused FOR children teethIng, It soothes
the chilli. s'iiau' n, gum, A.Iays al pRlns
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-10-14

Nobouy can Deat my pHlces on car
pets, lace curtains, shades or rugs,
and the patterns are the latest in the
market. Frank Steiner.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-10-14

Canned fruits aud vegetables III
endless variety st Is. \. Little,& Cos.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-10-14
DOWN IheN 20.

Old papers at The EXAMINER Of
flee at 20 cent, hundred or $3.50 a
thousaLd,
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-10-14

The Daily News as special from
Wabs-l saying Lew Thorn q well
known travelling man. interviewed
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-17
suit for an Accounting.

The heirs of the late l.. T. Fox of
Storey county, have brought suit
against w. B. Todhunter for an
accounting. They allege that CO.
partnership existed between Tod
hunter and Fox at the time of the
death Of the latter, in what was
known as the Fox ranch in Long
Valley and which was sold for $17O,-
600. Todhunter denies the part
nership and the Court will have to
settle the question.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-17
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-17
Central America

The history of Central America
wars, revolutions and frequent
changes in the forms of govern
meDt. The 18th volume of HUI
bert Howe Bancroft's History of
the Pacific States" being the third
in the series devoted to Central
America, and embracing the events
of the last els hty-six years, has
just been issued from the press,
The volume embraces the five states
of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador,
Nicaragua and Costa Rica, includ-
ing Panama. which properly belongs
to South America.
The chapters devoted to William
Walk ers campaign in Nicaragua,
and his celebrated filibusteriug ex-
petitions into Costa Rica and Hon
duras will be perused with interest
by wide range of readers
Besides the divers phases of self
government attempted, the geo.
graphical, features Of the country
are fully and clearly set forth
the reader is constantly regal ed
with pen pictures of her tropical
scenery, including mountains and
valleys, forests and plains, lakes
and rivers, volcanoes and earth
quakes, together with the inhabit-
ants, their character, dress. man.
ners, food, dwellings, occupations
and amusements. Chapters on the
intellectual and industrial progress.
on the judicial and military sys
TENS, commerce aud finance, will
be found highly interesting and i'm
portant to the general reader as
well as the practical student of his
tory.
In the concluding chapter, de-
voted to inter-oceanic communica.
tion, the various projects to unite
the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
received appropriate consideration
while due prominence is accorded
to Count De Lesseps' ship cana
scheme.
| Upon the whole this latest add
ton to the series of volumes al
ready published by the Histor,
Company amply sustains the au
thors reputation as an able histur
ian.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-17
kszLAX MANN.
He Gets Mixed up with q Bat
Esan i'm enver.

Billy Mann who used 70 be con
ne ted with the Y. & T. in thi.
C ty went to Denver theater the
other night with his wife and not
| far from where he sat a row was
kicked up by drunken fellow who
was ejec'ed by the Police. He
gave his name as Villa ~ Me Mann
at the station house but he report
ers got it dcwn that William Mann,
the agent of the Chicago and Rock
Island road took his wife to the
opera and was SO drunk that the po-
lice dragged him out.
The Denver Republican in max
ing their correction publishes the
following:
w. D. Mann, the general agent
Of the Chicago Rock Island & Pa
cific, is one of the pleasaBtest rail
road men in Denver to meet. His
genial and courteous manners have
made for him an enviable popularity
wherever he is known. Mr.. Mann
was born in San Francisco IN 1855
He entered the railroad service in
the latter part of 1870 as telegraph
operator at a small station on the
Central Pacific read.
From this time to 1876 he was
emplyed as operator and agent for
the Central Pacific road on nearly
every station, with the exception of
six months. when he was employed
by the Western Union Telegraph
Company.
In 1876 he resigned from the
Central Pacific road and accepted
position on the Virginia & Truckee
Railroad, with headquarters at Car
son City. He worked on this road
until December 81, 1882, filling the
positions of telegraph operator,
train dispatcher, ticket agent and
Chief Clerk of the General Passen-
ger and Ticket Department.
He resigned at that time to take
the position of Assistant Ticket
Agent for the Central Pacific road
at San Francisco. He held this
position until the following May,
when he was appointed Colorado
Passenger Agent of the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific, nth head
quarters at Denver. In June of
the following year he was appointed
General Agent, which position he
has since held.
Mr.. Mann was married in Carson
City, New. III March, 1881. He is
a member of the Denver Club. He
has a large circle of acqnaintances
and many warm friends all over the
land from beyond Missouri to San
Francisco.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-17
The lain End accomplished

Keefe, the Solano county wife
murderer, escaped the penalty of
having his neck stretched by cut
ting bis jugular with a pen knife.
A lot of laundering and stupid dep
uty sheriffs allowed him to do this.
After all 1t doesn't make much
difference how such men die. Men
condemned to be hung have a nat
ural adherence of the rope, and
they cannot be blamed for showing
preference to some other mode OF
death The main idea of the law
is carried out. The idea is to
deaden the man sentenced. If a
man deadens himself he only saves
the Sheriff the trouble and expense.
Keefe is Just as dead as if he had
a complete cominuted brokennes of
the neck, instead of an arterlal dis
charge thereof. HE jacet, etc.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-17
ELECTION NOTICE.

An Election for Three Trustees of
Carson City; one for each ward and one
at large. will be held on
Monday, May end. 1857.
Polling place for the First Ward. at
the Curry Engine House,-Inspectors
J. @ A. Moore. NJ. r. Elstner, and e
Edgcomb.
Polling place for the Second Ward, at
Armory Hall--Inspectors: T. ]. Ten
nent, Oliver Cromwell and g. r. Dobbs.
NY order of the Board OF Trustees.
WIN. Nv. DoANE,
Carson City, Apr. IL, 1887. Clerk.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-17
ALI OKT$.
Roland Reeds troupe will b

! Roland Reeds troupe will be
here about May :.
john Mackay is again on the
Constock. Open the throttle john!
The riparian suit of tie Albion
". Richmond has been dismissed.
Now Is the time to put In your
garden seed; Thaxter & Co. have
dead loads Of it.
Geo. Bird has been appoint, d
County Commissioner of Elko, vice
Mart Smith, deceased.
Miss Laura Friend runs the
Meteorological Observatory during
her fathers absence in 5. L.
Eugene Rail is quite sick with
pneumonia, and his father, now in
San Francisco, has been sent for.
e. f. Morton, a good. practical
shoemaker, has been appointed
Foreman of the State Prison shoe
shop.
Fried bananas make a most de-
licious breakfast dish. Try it. You
can get the bananas at Job Stern
bergs.
There is every prospect of
lively contest at the next Muniei-
pal election and every body should
register.
The constant feeling of being
played out" and used up" can be
readily removed by using Ayers
Sarsaparilla.
The Silurians carried the day
In San Francisco and defeated the
new charter, which means ten years
more of low taxes, bad smells, sick
ness and dirty streets.
The reading given by Miss
Stannus at the Methodist Church
last night was a very clever and
pleasing entertainment. All who
attended were delighted. She will
appear again in public shortly.
A man In Los Angeles tried to
commit suicide by running a red
hot poker down his threat The
Coroner found that he died trying
to wheedle himself into the idea that
he was taking drink of Gold Hill
whiskey.
If your hair Is turning gray,
don't use the poisonous dyes which
burn out its life and produce many
diseases of the scalp. Ayers Hair
Vigor is positively harmless, aud
will restore the natural color of the
hair, stimulate its growth, and bring
back its youthful gloss and beauty.
The Silver State celebrated the
inauguration of Arbor Day In Ne
vada by publishing an interesting
article on the SUI ject of trees from
the pen of c. II. Groves, Superin-
tendent of Public Schools of Hum
boldt. The article is too long for
our columns but Is appropriate to
the occasion, aud is instructive as
well as interesting.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-17
An Exprrime.t in Municipal
Government

Governments
Stockton, the county seat of
Rocks county, Kansas, a thrifty,
wide-awakc city of the second
class, is carving its way to national
fame by the novel manner in which
it is treating the municipal suffrage
law. The men have agreed to give
the women a chance to make a su-
preme test of their ability to deal
with public affairs, and IN order to
do this have stepped aside, and will
simply watch the result Of the trial.
The entire city ticket = Mayor,
Councilmen, etc is composed of
ladies. who were nominated to the
position Stockton is on the South
fork of the Solomon river, and has
lately voted to build water works.
The handling Of this important
matter will be left to the women,
who will have to let all contracts,
see that contractors perform their
work properly, pay off the men and
supervise things generally. The
city is on the central branch of the
Missouri Pacific Line, that is likely
t. be extended this year, and they
will have an opportunity to grapple
With the railroad question among
other things. In short, the munich
pal government is to be handed en-
tirely over to the ladies', and the
whole nation will watch with eager
interest the result of an experiment
that is without parallel in the his
tory of modern times. = n. Y.
| Herald.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-17
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.

TINE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
Il stockholders of the Virginia and
Truckse Railroad Company will be held
at the esace Of the Company, in the City
of virginia, Nevada, On TUESDAY,
THE TENTH tlsth) DAY OF May, ,sS7.
1t II O'Clock N. e. b. YERINaroN,
apl2sd Secretary.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-17

Ruff. Shoemaker Of the Foot
hill Tidlng's knows now to say a
good thing in a solemn way. He
says:
THE editor of the Alta is ahead
of any of his city contemporaries
and quite even with many of the
interior writers"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-17

$50 Ophir-9s
700 Mexican-5f.
400 Gould & Curry 80
375 Best & Belcher-S
$50 Con. Cal. & Va -l5
S75 Savage-62
$40 Chollar 81
z75 Potosi-Sa
$40 Hale & Norcross-6s
800 Crown Point-4 70
100 Yellow Jacket 80
49, Imperial Il 81
80 Kentuck-1 %
100 Alpha Is
230 Belcher-3 20
ITO ConSdence-9
800 Sierra Nevada 10
S1U Utan-lf
$50 Bullion-2 50
so Exchequer-1 80
100 Overman-1 80
100 JUSTICE 80
420 Union-3 30
600 Alta-2 "a
100 Julia-5ac
600 Caledonia-60c
$50 Goodsbaw-10
100 SILVER Hill-30c
40 Con. Pacific-25c
80 Bodice 20
80 Bulwer-1 10
so Mono 95
1870 Holmes q
800 Tioga-15c
. North Belle 1sle-7s
250 Navajo-l4
250 Mt. Diablo-4
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-03-12
Admission of a Witness.

"Were you acquainted with the MUIR
dered manP" asked the prosecuting at
torney of a witness for the defense in a
murder case. The willingness of the
witness to say all that he could in be.
half of the murderer was very appar-
emit, by the way.
al know'd him. He was de honest
est"
"Never mind about his honesty. You
say you know him"
Eyes, sir, and Use proud to say
uebber knowed SIGH a noble"
Nobody asked you about that.
What was the condition of his health
was he not in robust healthP"
mo, sahl Hewas de feeblest niggah
[ eber seed"
HE was killed by the accused, was
he not?n
81 can't say so, sab. Ny idea am
dat he was in sich bad health dat, eben
eff he hadn't been killed when he was,
he would hab died, anyhow, at least
two days previous, sab. Texas Sy..
ingS.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-03-12
DIDN'T KNOW BAKER.

Bank Scene from Which the Reader
Can Draw a Wholesome L sson.
Yesterday forenoon as two men who
had lived neighbor to each other on
High street for year and walked down
town together a hundred times, met on
Griswold street, one of them re-
marked:
"Say, Green, drop into the bank with
me for minute. want to be ident-
fled.
Certainly, certainly, repli d Green,
and they entered the bank and walked
to the teller window.
you identify this man as Baker, do
yonP"
"BakerP BakerP Yes, l believe that
is his name"
''Do you know it to bep"
"No-o, but I've heard it was. He
lives next door to me-"
Glow much of a family has hep"
"He's got wife, anyhow, and l see
some children around"
what does he doP"
Lets see. He's got an Office of some
sort down town here, but 1 can't say
what he does"
"Will you positively identify him as
Baker?'
"Why-well-no, 1 guess not, think
he is, but he may be Barker, or Bark
um, or he may not be the one think ]
know. Excuse me, Mr.. Baker; I'd be
glad to oblige, you know, but don't
know you, you know. "-Detroit Free
/ Press.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-03-12
Durb,o Wards War Sword.

In his will the late General Durbin Ward
gave to his niece, Ella Ward. the jewel
mounted sword which had be n presented
to him by the privates Of his Old regiment.
He enjoins her that she sh Il deliver II
TO her eldest son, should sle ever be
blessed with one, and if he should die, tc
the next oldest in succession, and with il
the charge never to draw It II Il bad cause,
and to never leave it sheathed should
good one require its aid, and command him
also TO send it down TO posterity to the
eldest son, in the direct line 50 long az
any Ward blood can WELD a sword, until
that blessed time shall COM when all
swords shall be beaten into plowshares."
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-03-12
INDIAN HONESTY.
Story of a Cherokee Which Furn Shos Con-
siderable Food for Rehe ton.

Story of a Cherokee Which Furn ShOs Con-
siderable Food for Rehe ton.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle
there can hardly be doubt that there is
something wrong about the Indian coun-
try. There is not Jail anywhere within
the bounds Of the Cherokee r)s} va ton.
No country can ever be at hi IN point Of
civilization in which there are no ills and
nobody does any thing TO neel h I'm. We
have always been taught to Look upon
Damon and Pythias as one of thu mo st
beautiful stories of frien Is zip and
Cherokee Indian and ask yourself II
opinion of him An Indian was shot for
killing another man some time ago.
stranger in the Territory hap e IA to be
with the sheriff when the news that the
appeal had been lost and thu sentence
must be carried out.
yes" said the sheriff, am have to
have the poor fellow shot"
"Where is hel don't see any Jail"
Hes at home"
"a prisoner under sentence Of death at
homem
'Certainly; he's out on his word. He's
been at home three months. We've got no
jails here"
"Well, you don't expect to get him ia
come and be shotm
Certainly do He'll be here tomorrow,
/ sent for him.
And the merry stranger laughed. Mex,
day he was on hand to witness tls sheriff's
discontinue. But few minutes before
the hour cavalcade appeared IN the dis
lance. II was headed by a mn v young
Indian and it was made up Of his friends.
They rode gallantly up and tho young In
dian surrendered him self to the sheriff
He went about among the crowd, shook
hands with everybody, gave one his sad
die, another his horse, an1 so OIL, until he
had disposed of all he posses'5L Then he
selected his bosom friend as the man to
fire the fatal shot an honr~ his bosom
friend esteemed highly. Hr took his
place; pinned piece Of blue ribb)n over
his heart, the point the bull5t US TO take,
and stood up like man, A f3T seconds,
there was a shot, and he WIS dead. !
wonder if there is nothing at q the white
man can learn from the Cherokee Indian.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-03-12

on me. 7 jumped up 50 quick that they
all laughed, and that made me angry.
l flew upstairs, snatched slipper out
of the closet, and jumped into the mid
die of the spare bed. Then | pulled
down the clean pillow-shams to play
with and rolled them round the slip
per- 1t was naughty, l know, to make
so much work for mamma; but she
must learn not to abuse me.
Oh, Charlie! She threw her English
ivy in the ash barrel to-day. You
know pulled it up by the roots,
scratched out the dirt, and broke the
jar.
1 heard her say; at is of no use
trying to have any thing, while that
paltry dog is around"
Hay with my nose on my paws, so
innocent like, and just wiuked at her,
and she laughed.
Then she went t. work tying up
strings for your morning-glories to run
on. Tip" she said, "do you want to
see CharlieP" and l just barked ayes,
yeS, yes," with all my might; and she
said: $50 do l, Tip"
don't like the looks of those strings,
and shall tear them down as soon as
mamma goes into the house. / think
she would miss you more and be very
lonesome, if it was not for me. | help
her lots; and have been very busy 81 ce
you went away off to grandpa's house,
but want you to come home and play
with me, Charlie; for all l have got in
my playhouse now is one old rubber,
papas old slipper, a clothes-pin, the
stove-rag and those old bones. And |
am so tired of trying to catch my tail;
l run roun as fast as l can, but it al
ways seems to 60 a little faster than ]
do. | believe I'll try it once more
though, as l have a few minutes to
spare. No, l can't catch it.
Oh, how | wish mamma would come
and make up my bed! l pull it out
every morning, and drag it all over the
yard to air it, and she makes it up ev.
cry night
Mamma will have to copy this and
shall make my mark with my paw.
Perh ps I'll tell some more some,
time, Charlie, but I'm too tired now
So no more tonight. From
Your loving little dog, TIP"
Good Cheer.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-03-12
eRouND-Hoe DAY.
a weather Superstition Which Prevails
Among Many Nations.

a weather Superstition Which Prevails
Among Many Nations.
The I'd of February, known in the
church calendar as the feast of the
Qualification of the Virginp under the
popular name of Candlemas Day, was
favorite holiday in medieval times, ard
il one of the days which were taken by
the Christian Church directly from the
heather Romans February 2 was the
last day of the year according to old
calendars, and received its name from
n Latin word signifying an expiatory
sacrifice. 1t was on this day that all
the offenses of the year We're expiated
through penance and sacrifice and all
accounts with the gods squaredup. III o
second day of the month the ceremonies
were opened by procession with
torches in honor of the duties and sac
fifices offered in the temple. The pop
ular name for the day is derived from
the candles then distributed, carried in
the procession and burned in the church.
In former times these candles were in
great numbers, and after they had been
blessed by the priest were given to Il Q
people, who believed they had the
effect of keeping the devil and other
evil spirits away from them. The cere-
mony of blessing the candles was ore
of the first things protested against ut
the time of the reformation, both on
the Continent and in England, and in
1547 the bearing of candles in London
was left off by royal order.
Besides the candle-burning supersti-
ton, this day has been from the time of
the early Romans the great ominous
weather prophesying day of the year,
and has shared with St. Paul's day, the
25th of January, the honor of prognos-
6cating not only the weather but tie
events, commercial and otherwise, Of
the year. A fine candlemas portends a
severe winter, and in Scotland this be-
lief is expressed in this little rhyme:
"If candlemas be fair and clear
There'll be two winters in the year"
The French have rhyme of similar
import and so have the Germans, and
it is quite impossible to say in VIII
country the ground hog or some of his
kind is not performing, SO generally
is the old saying about him known and
believed. Every body knows his pro-
gramme on this day-how he wakes up
and comes out of his winter bed AID
looks around. If he can not see his
shadow he stays out, knowing that hi
winters sleep is over, but if he see, i
Oreeps back into the hole for anoth !
SIX weeks sleep. In Germany it is thu
badger, in France the marmot, in Eng
land the hedgehog, and in this coun'
try the grounding. In scandinavian
fable it was always bear with the SUI
shining into his den. He then turn
over, for he knows his winter is onl.
half done. Detroit Tribune.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-03-12
A Useful Device.

To facilitate the oNeration OF plaster
ing device has lately been invented.
termed a plasterer's platform, which is
set on casters and may be elevated oil
lowered to wall or ceiling as the cOnve.
nience of the workman may require.
Accompanying this arrangement is an
improved two-h2nd trowel, and the
platform is capable of extension in 8
horizontal as well as in a vertical di.
rection. Thus, by the combined use Of
the two, all cumbersome staging as
the old-time hod and short single
handed trowel are dispensed with. The
mortar is placed in an extensibl,
trough. which is suspended on the plat
form at point and in manner conve
nient to workmen; the apparatus car
readily be moved endwise from room
to room, and the cost of laying OF
either plaster or hard finish is said L
be thus much reduced.-M y Sun.